Human Rights - BahaiTeachings.org https://bahaiteachings.org/tag/human-rights/ Personal perspectives inspired by Baha'i teachings Fri, 18 Jul 2025 08:51:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 What I Know about God https://bahaiteachings.org/what-i-know-about-god/ https://bahaiteachings.org/what-i-know-about-god/#comments Sun, 20 Jul 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=62076 I’ve tried to strengthen my faith through earnest seeking, through more or less constant reflection and prayer, and in trying to do right. Isn’t that the essence of all religious...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/what-i-know-about-god/feed/ 2 Domestic Abuse: Mending the Broken Wings https://bahaiteachings.org/domestic-abuse-mending-broken-wings/ https://bahaiteachings.org/domestic-abuse-mending-broken-wings/#comments Wed, 30 Oct 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=56758 Her meeting had run late, and as she pulled up in front of the house, she checked her watch. It was after ten, and the lights were out, so she...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/domestic-abuse-mending-broken-wings/feed/ 2 Geledés: How Afro Brazilians Are Combatting Racism https://bahaiteachings.org/geledes-afro-brazilians-combatting-racism/ https://bahaiteachings.org/geledes-afro-brazilians-combatting-racism/#comments Fri, 18 Oct 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=85771 A quote often attributed to James Baldwin expresses a profound truth, “To be African American is to be African without any memory and American without any privilege.” African Americans endure...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/geledes-afro-brazilians-combatting-racism/feed/ 2 Creative Maladjustment: Why We Shouldn’t Adjust to Injustice https://bahaiteachings.org/creative-maladjustment-why-we-shouldnt-adjust-to-injustice/ https://bahaiteachings.org/creative-maladjustment-why-we-shouldnt-adjust-to-injustice/#comments Fri, 04 Oct 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=85645 Many psychologists believe humans are inherently hedonistic, meaning that approaching pleasure and avoiding pain are the main goals of our lives, with several theories expecting individuals to psychologically adjust to...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/creative-maladjustment-why-we-shouldnt-adjust-to-injustice/feed/ 1 The 9 Different Types of Safety: From Physical to Emotional https://bahaiteachings.org/different-types-safety-physical-emotional/ https://bahaiteachings.org/different-types-safety-physical-emotional/#comments Fri, 06 Sep 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=85289 two people hugging and displaying emotional safetyShoghi Effendi, the Guardian of the Baha’i Faith, stated that the Baha’i community “should feel it to be its first and inescapable obligation to nurture, encourage, and safeguard every minority...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/different-types-safety-physical-emotional/feed/ 1 ‘Crossing the Desert’: The Autobiography of Payam Zamani https://bahaiteachings.org/crossing-the-desert-autobiography-payam-zamani/ https://bahaiteachings.org/crossing-the-desert-autobiography-payam-zamani/#respond Fri, 15 Mar 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=83657 Do you understand what it’s like to lack the legal freedom to express your faith, religion, and spiritual beliefs — enduring harassment, attacks, and the denial of human rights, such...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/crossing-the-desert-autobiography-payam-zamani/feed/ 0 The Relationship Between Wealth, Poverty, and Inequality https://bahaiteachings.org/relationship-between-wealth-poverty-inequality/ https://bahaiteachings.org/relationship-between-wealth-poverty-inequality/#respond Wed, 23 Aug 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=81490 “The inordinate disparity between rich and poor, a source of acute suffering, keeps the world in a state of instability, virtually on the brink of war. Few societies have dealt...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/relationship-between-wealth-poverty-inequality/feed/ 0 Inspiring Short Stories About Justice and Fairness https://bahaiteachings.org/inspiring-short-stories-about-justice-fairness/ https://bahaiteachings.org/inspiring-short-stories-about-justice-fairness/#comments Fri, 11 Aug 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=81396 In 1912, a person asked Abdu’l-Baha, one of the central figures of the Baha’i Faith, “What is the purpose of our lives?” He replied, “To acquire virtues.”  And, Baha’is believe...

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